Fisker Automotive, the makers of a high performance electric hybrid called the Karma, has hired bankruptcy advisers and is seeking a buyer.
The car is important because it shows the potential for high-performance electric luxury cars, but an extremely limited number of them will be made.
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Some firms are already looking at all-electric high-performance models.
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In a neighboring hall at the Paris show, Audi is teasing visitors with the eTron Spyder, a convertible version of the high-performance electric sports car the Volkswagen AG luxury subsidiary first previewed at the Frankfurt Motor Show a year ago.
Simultaneously, its electric-only driving performance is substantially improved, enhancing acceleration, range, and top speed.
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While the Tesla Roadster did a great job of satisfying our jones for an electric vehicle with great performance and no roof, it was a bit pricey and is now out of production.
The survey, available here, is a valuable read for any LEAF owner concerned about the performance of their electric vehicle battery.
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Producer Nigel Sinclair, from Spitfire Pictures, said the documentary would include original footage, including Dylan's first performance on the electric guitar.
Fan Catherine Morgan, from Earlsfield, south-west London, said the performance was "electric".
Putting more than half a million road miles on development versions of the Spark EV enabled engineers to make the performance of the electric motor the best it could be by using a bar wound copper stator and unique rotor configuration.
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Company builds high-performance, all-electric sports car that most believe is impossible with existing technology.
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The data update was necessary to include newer information about current electric rates, equipment prices and performance.
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Both combine conventional petrol engines with electric motors that will boost their performance.
As the world watches the disasters in Japan continue to unfold, there is much criticism of the performance of the Tokyo Electric Power Company, operator of the Fukushima nuclear power complex.
The new Panamera S E-Hybrid improves upon the concept offered by the previous Panamera S Hybrid with a more powerful electric motor, a higher-performance battery that supplies more energy and is able be recharged from home or public vehicle charging stations.
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The SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive is a pure electric supercar that has nearly the same performance as the gas-powered SLS AMG.
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Boosting: When very sporty performance is required, the electric motors form an alliance with the TDI engine known as "boosting": in this mode, all four wheels are driven.
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With all due respect to Nissan and its nifty electric Leaf, BMW, long aligned with the idea of performance, decided it needed to understand more about driver behavior before introducing its own battery-powered electric vehicle.
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Companies like venture-backed NovaTorque have produced cleverly designed high-performance rare-earth-free electric motors.
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Although United Technologies has more experience than General Electric and Rolls-Royce in developing the high-performance fighter engines the government is seeking, there is a good chance the alternate-engine team can produce a world-class product.
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Backup generators are filthy, wasteful and prone to performance problems depending on the frequency and duration of electric grid outages.
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The racetrack is also trying to lure in more environmentally friendly high-performance racing series such as the TTXGP Zero-Carbo Electric Motorcycle Racing Series.
PERS, California's state pension fund, which is urging General Electric's shareholders to demand that its executives' share options be performance-related.
The Signature Performance model is powered by a 416-horsepower AC synchronous electric motor producing 443 pound-feet of torque between zero and 5, 100 rpm, with a zero-to-60-mph acceleration of 4.4 seconds and a quarter-mile elapsed time of 12.6 seconds.
Amazingly complex internal-combustion engines give great performance and clean air, and the new hybrids (gasoline and electric) go 21 kilometers on a liter.
Clean energy technologies like wind, solar, nuclear, and electric vehicles are more expensive than carbon-intensive alternatives and suffer from limited performance and intermittency problems.
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The electric wine cooler and separate entertainment systems for the back seats do nothing to help performance.
Hardis, a sharp-tongued transplant from New York City, knows the model he'd like to follow: Emerson Electric, which gets its handsome multiple (20 times expected earnings) from operating performance rather than empire building.
The McLaren P1 is, essentially, a road car with the performance of a race car that can also drive like a zero-emissions electric vehicle for short distances.
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